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She stole my sherry trifle!

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GoldAndSilverBells · 23/12/2025 14:26

In a certain big supermarket this morning, I was getting a few last minute things, and I grabbed a sherry trifle. The last one! As I popped it into the trolley, a woman next to me sighed and huffed and puffed, and asked a shop assistant near me if they had any more. He said 'no, sorry.' The woman asked if any more were coming in tomorrow. He said 'I don't think we'll be having any more now til after Boxing day.' The woman scowled at me. I thought 'bloody hell it's not my fault I got the last one.'

I walked around the store and got some more things I needed, with the trifle placed at the bottom of the trolley where nothing could crush it, and the bloody woman seemed to be 10 feet behind me for the next 10 minutes I was in the store.

The last item I wanted was a loaf of bread. I reached up to check the dates, and popped the bread into the trolley. I started making my way back to the checkout, and noticed the trifle was gone! Shock The woman in question was practically jogging to the self checkout! I followed quickly, and sure enough, she had my fecking sherry trifle! I said 'are you kidding me?! You've taken my bloody trifle!' She said 'no I didn't! I found this mixed in with the cheeses, it's mine.'

I knew she was lying, as there was no more left after I took mine, and now she has one and mine is gone! She definitely took my sherry trifle! I told a member of staff, but they said there's really nothing they can do, as technically no-one has stolen anything. I was so pissed off! Never going to get another one the day before Christmas, and I'm not chasing around the county to look for one. Also, this store is the only one I have seen selling sherry trifles!

On the way out, she smirked at me and said 'Merry Christmas!' I was like Shock

AIBU to hope the sherry trifle gives her the shits?! Hmm

I went back in and got a raspberry trifle by the way, but I'm so pissed off.

P.s. No, I'm not making my own. It's too late to source all the ingredients now anyway!

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Fundays12 · 23/12/2025 16:33

That was nasty of her but if you need a trifle coop normally has them.

AgnesMcDoo · 23/12/2025 16:33

Woman was a first class arsehole

Cardamomandlemons · 23/12/2025 16:32

You should have shouted "disinfect that package carefully, I've got a rare skin disease that is highly contagious by touching dairy product packaging" (not quite believable but just enough to ruin her enjoyment of the trifle hopefully)

GoldAndSilverBells · 23/12/2025 16:32

ClawedButler · 23/12/2025 16:30

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la laaa la la la la
Get your bitch claws out my trolley, fa la la la laaa la la la la

😆

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penguinpalace · 23/12/2025 16:30

penguinpalace · 23/12/2025 16:28

Nasty horrible person, I would have followed her to her car and emptied her bags out until I retrieved it and enjoyed sherry trifle on her.

Well ok, I probably wouldn’t really but I’d have driven home wishing I had.

ClawedButler · 23/12/2025 16:30

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la laaa la la la la
Get your bitch claws out my trolley, fa la la la laaa la la la la

penguinpalace · 23/12/2025 16:28

Nasty horrible person, I would have followed her to her car and emptied her bags out until I retrieved it and enjoyed sherry trifle on her.

SchrodingersParrot · 23/12/2025 16:25

What a CF!!! May the fleas of a thousand camels infest her knickers, and may her arms be forever too short to scratch.

Merry Christmas, OP!

174ghxt · 23/12/2025 16:22

If you've got the time, and it wouldn't need long, I would make my own. It'll be tons better and you'll be one up on the bitch.

DollieBantrysPantry · 23/12/2025 16:21

GoldAndSilverBells · 23/12/2025 16:17

Thank you! I can but hope. And pray for a Christmas (trifle) miracle! 🎄

You’ll have to let us know if you get one 😊

Zanatdy · 23/12/2025 16:19

Cheeky cow, but nothing like home made trifle. The supermarket would have had the ingredients, it’s pretty easy. I prefer non sherry though, but so rude she just stole your trifle.

GoldAndSilverBells · 23/12/2025 16:17

Cursula · 23/12/2025 16:07

Appalling behaviour, and I hope she has the most awful squits.
but it does also highlight one of the benefits of self scanning (it took me a long while to become a convert), as she could hardly have pinched it from your shopping bag, could she?
Good luck on the sherry trifle hunt tomorrow

Thank you! I can but hope. And pray for a Christmas (trifle) miracle! 🎄

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GoldAndSilverBells · 23/12/2025 16:16

Dustyfustyoldcarcass · 23/12/2025 16:08

I hope you see the thief this time next year. Go primed with an identical trifle, except instead of a delicious fruity layer, it has dog food on the bottom.

😆

And laced with beef (as well) like Rachel's trifle on Friends. 😆

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BillieWiper · 23/12/2025 16:15

It's not too late to source the ingredients? Most if not all could be bought at a corner shop.

She's an absolute cunt though. I had the fear someone was going to pinch my turkey I pre ordered yesterday while I was going round getting other bits. Nobody has ever done that before to me though.

I'd probably end up try and sabotage the trifle by grabbing it back and throwing it into the road if she pinched mine! Like "if I can't have it, nobody can!' 🤣

GoldAndSilverBells · 23/12/2025 16:11

B1anche · 23/12/2025 16:02

One good thing has come out of the theft of your sherry trifle @GoldAndSilverBells ...you have managed to start an MN thread where literally everyone agrees (very rare). I'm sure you will be rewarded at the shops tomorrow with a lovely fresh sherry trifle.

LOL that's true.

Maybe I WILL get one tomorrow (doubt it as the bloke said they're not likely to get any in before Boxing Day!) But I can hope. Smile

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Elsvieta · 23/12/2025 16:10

May she step on a Lego in bare feet.

Dustyfustyoldcarcass · 23/12/2025 16:08

I hope you see the thief this time next year. Go primed with an identical trifle, except instead of a delicious fruity layer, it has dog food on the bottom.

Cursula · 23/12/2025 16:07

Appalling behaviour, and I hope she has the most awful squits.
but it does also highlight one of the benefits of self scanning (it took me a long while to become a convert), as she could hardly have pinched it from your shopping bag, could she?
Good luck on the sherry trifle hunt tomorrow

cocog · 23/12/2025 16:07

26 years ago on Christmas Eve my sister had a physical fight with a lady in a toy shop she had pre ordered a whole set of teletubby teddy’s and had already paid for them walked into toys r us to grab some last minute bits and a lady tried to take out of the child seat from the bag was shouting and pushing them tried to punch her my sister hit her and she fell on her bum! My nephew had wanted them for months my sister said she would have died rather than give up tinkywinky dipsy Lala and po she was still outraged the next day🤣
I honestly laughed the whole Christmas Day that year! My nephew loved those toys for years!

I hope your sherry trifle gives her the shits!
🙈🤣

GoldAndSilverBells · 23/12/2025 16:06

Dustyfustyoldcarcass · 23/12/2025 16:00

Next time remove the sleeve of it and hide it so it won't scan.

What a twat. Let's hope her fridge breaks tonight eh?

Could have just said "you've just paid for some of my spit love". Of course it would be sealed so she'll know you're lying, but she probably won't enjoy it as much.

Oh I really hope her fridge breaks!!! 😆

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GoldAndSilverBells · 23/12/2025 16:05

TokyoSushi · 23/12/2025 15:59

Oh my goodness!

I’ve been to M&S, Asda and Tesco today and seen literally hundreds of trifles, is it specifically a sherry trifle that’s hard to get hold of?

Certainly where I live @TokyoSushi !

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MangoPizza · 23/12/2025 16:04

I'm wondering if she's going to show off about this to her family with everyone congratulating her on being the saviour of Christmas, or if she'll be ashamed of herself and keep it secret.

HermioneWeasley · 23/12/2025 16:04

I hope this thread gets picked up by the daily mail and the trifle stealing cow is publicly shamed

Noshadelamp · 23/12/2025 16:04

I wonder if she's going to tell the story of how she got the last sherry trifle by nicking it out of someone's trolley. Imagine hearing this from your mother or sister or oh, it's not normal behaviour!

Terrytheweasel · 23/12/2025 16:02

Respect for keeping your cool - I don’t think I would have been able to!

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